Great Bridge, Sudden Shower at Atake
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Hiroshige Utagawa
22 × 34 cm - Same as Original Size
Great Bridge, Sudden Shower at Atake
No.58 of One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.
Very famous as Gogh copied out this picture. A masterpiece that depicts sudden shower by dedicated shading black ink and vivid description of people crossing a bridge in a hurry.
Who is Hiroshige Utagawa?
Hiroshige was one of the last great Ukiyo-e artists in that tradition. His art is famous for beautiful indigo blue as well as its bold contrast among Europe and America. This blue is known as Japan Blue or Hiroshige Blue. Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo greatly influenced French Impressionists such as Monet. Vincent Van Gogh copied two of the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, which were among his collection of ukiyoe prints.
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